Lionel Messi has contacted Atletico Madrid forward Antoine Griezmann to inform him that he is wanted at the Nou Camp, reports AS.
Griezmann is Barca’s main transfer target ahead of next season, but Atletico have made various attempts to get him to stay at the Wanda Metropolitano.
The Spanish capital club have offered the France striker a new deal which includes a higher salary than the one he would earn at Barca, but it believed the player, who has doubts over his future, is still leaning towards joining the La Liga champions.
One of the main reasons behind his desire to move to the Camp Nou is because Messi has contacted him to tell him that Barca’s players are waiting for him with open arms in their dressing room.